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Preferred term

Elementarism  

Definition

  • Term coined by Theo van Doesburg and applied to painting and architecture to describe the constructive use of line, plane, volume and color not only as the primary means of art but also as an end in itself [DA]; grew out of the theories of the De Stij movement [AAT, alt.]

Notation

  • 119364

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-D9FDLH4D-1

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